Christopher Leone
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Christopher Leone is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker with a background in visual effects and CG animation.
Leone co-wrote and co-executive produced The Lost Room
, a mini-series for Syfy
produced by Lionsgate Television
, starring Peter Krause
, Julianna Margulies
, and Kevin Pollak
. The Lost Room was created by Leone, Laura Harkcom, and Paul Workman and first aired in December 2006. Leone, Harkcom, and Workman were nominated for a Writers Guild Award in 2008.
In 2006, Leone's short film K-7 screened at over 60 film festivals, including the Tribeca Film Festival
and SXSW, and won 12 awards including Best Live Action Short at HBO's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival
in Aspen, Best Short at CineVegas
, and a Jury Mention at the Clermont-Ferrand
International Short Film Festival.
In July 2009, Red 5 Comics
published Leone and Harkcom's first comic book, We Kill Monsters. Leone is currently directing commercials for Motion Theory in Marina del Rey, California.
Leone co-wrote and co-executive produced The Lost Room
The Lost Room
The Lost Room is a science fiction television miniseries that aired on the Sci Fi Channel in the United States. The series revolves around the titular room and some of the everyday items from that room which possess unusual powers. The show's protagonist, Joe Miller, is searching for these objects...
, a mini-series for Syfy
Sci Fi Channel (United States)
Syfy , formerly known as the Sci-Fi Channel and SCI FI, is an American cable television channel featuring science fiction, supernatural, fantasy, reality, paranormal, wrestling, and horror programming. Launched on September 24, 1992, it is part of the entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal, a...
produced by Lionsgate Television
Lionsgate Television
Lionsgate Television is the television division of Lions Gate Entertainment, an entertainment company. It is located in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.- Productions :The following is a partial list of the division's productions:...
, starring Peter Krause
Peter Krause
Peter William Krause is an American film and television actor and film producer. He is perhaps best known for his lead roles as Nate Fisher on Six Feet Under, Adam Braverman on Parenthood, and Casey McCall on Sports Night...
, Julianna Margulies
Julianna Margulies
Julianna Luisa Margulies is an American actress and producer.After several small television roles, Margulies achieved success in her regular role as Nurse Carol Hathaway on NBC's long-running medical drama ER, for which she won an Emmy Award...
, and Kevin Pollak
Kevin Pollak
Kevin Elliot Pollak is an American actor, impressionist, game show host, and comedian. He started performing stand-up comedy at the age of 10 and touring professionally at the age of 20...
. The Lost Room was created by Leone, Laura Harkcom, and Paul Workman and first aired in December 2006. Leone, Harkcom, and Workman were nominated for a Writers Guild Award in 2008.
In 2006, Leone's short film K-7 screened at over 60 film festivals, including the Tribeca Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival is a film festival founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff in a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Lower Manhattan.The mission of the festival...
and SXSW, and won 12 awards including Best Live Action Short at HBO's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival
U.S. Comedy Arts Festival
The Comedy Festival, formerly known as the US Comedy Arts Festival, is a comedy festival held each year in Las Vegas, Nevada. From its 1985 inception to 2007, it was held annually at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen, Colorado...
in Aspen, Best Short at CineVegas
Cinevegas
CineVegas was a film festival held annually at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas that ran from 1999 to 2009, typically in early June. Robin Greenspun serves as the Festival president, and Trevor Groth serves as artistic director. Actor Dennis Hopper is the chairman of the Festival's creative...
, and a Jury Mention at the Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of 140,700 . Its metropolitan area had 409,558 inhabitants at the 1999 census. It is the prefecture of the Puy-de-Dôme department...
International Short Film Festival.
In July 2009, Red 5 Comics
Red 5 Comics
Red 5 is an independent comic book publisher, known for producing a combination of creator-owned and internally developed titles, including their best known title, Atomic Robo...
published Leone and Harkcom's first comic book, We Kill Monsters. Leone is currently directing commercials for Motion Theory in Marina del Rey, California.